AUDITION COACHING + PRODUCTION

Our one job when we audition?
To embody the story.
That’s it.

With over thirty years of experience on both sides of the casting table, I can help you focus your attention and your tools on that one job.

  • Forget about impressing them.

  • Forget about guessing what they want.

  • Forget about getting it “right”

  • Forget about not getting it “wrong”

  • Forget about booking...

So, what do you think about?

The Story.
Honestly. That’s it.

The story and how you’re going to bring it to life and do it like no one else can.

In our work there are always two texts…

The material, and you.

It’s that second text—you—that, when allowed to be fully present, guarantees your audition will be utterly and completely unique.

I honestly believe that.

SOME EXAMPLE WAYS OF WORKING…

  • Creating a clear and compelling physical life for any scene—no matter how complicated it seems on the page

  • Understanding and using the power of your body in space both for auditions in-person and on-camera

  • Utilizing songs and speeches as character action

  • Approaching verse and heightened language as necessity

SELF-TAPE ASSURANCE

I love self-tapes. I’m not kidding. I love doing my own and I love helping others with theirs. That can mean any combination of items from either side of the audition equation:

  • • Mining of the sides for all the details

    • Mapping out the world of the scene

    • Crafting the camera frame, the scene’s container

    • Setting up the givens that will cause spontaneous action within the frame

    • Defining the logical targets, also known as eyelines

  • • Reader, remote or in person

    • Shooting in my studio space or

    • Remote shooting in your own space

    • You can take the video files and “roll your own” audition or

    • I can edit and package the files and upload them to you or your reps

How can I be useful to you?

Here’s where you can request a coaching appointment or consultation:

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 CLIENT EXPERIENCES

Testimonials
COLIN CARSWELL

“Listen, Gurr will get you together.”

— COLIN CARSWELL

CELIA MEI RUBIN

“He helped bring my audition material to a place that felt new and personal. I’m happy to say that I booked the job!”

— CELIA MEI RUBIN

CAITLIN KINNUNEN

“He's been my go-to for years and I wouldn't have it any other way.”

— CAITLIN KINNUNEN

CASSIA THOMPSON

“Going into the callback I felt grounded and confident, and…I booked it!”

— CASSIA THOMPSON

DAKOTA MACKEY-MCGEE

“…no one coaches Shakespeare like this man.”

— DAKOTA MACKEY-MCGEE

ADINAH ALEXANDER

“Christopher is a One-Stop-Shop for me…his coaching is invaluable and the relief of not having to agonize over the video editing process is worth everything.”

— ADINAH ALEXANDER

COLIN MIYAMOTO

“Christopher is able to find simple, specific ways to effectively tell the story of each scene with clarity.”

— COLIN MIYAMOTO

MIMI WYCHE

“Most importantly, through my work with Christopher, I have learned how to work more effectively on my own.”

— MIMI WYCHE

RHEAUME CRENSHAW

“…I always leave more confident in my work!

— RHEAUME CRENSHAW

MANDIE RAPOZA

“He was able to see through the creative team's eyes and undoubtedly helped me book my first national tour.”

— MANDIE RAPOZA

WALLY DUNN

“You’ll be doing yourself a huge favor by employing Christopher’s keen insight and depth of knowledge.”

— WALLY DUNN

NIKKA GRAFF LANZARONE

“Christopher has been responsible for some of the best feedback I've ever gotten in the room.”

— NIKKA GRAFF LANZARONE

TERRI MCMAHON

“Christopher works my chops, deepens my audition pieces, and strengthens what I bring to rehearsal and performance.”

— TERRI MCMAHON

BEN DAVIS

“Coaching with Gurr provides me peace of mind.”

— BEN DAVIS

JACQUELINE PERTROCCIA

“I can't recommend him highly enough—for any of your audition prep needs—he does it all!”

— JACQUELINE PERTROCCIA

MARIA BUFALINI

“He creates a safe space that makes vulnerable work easier to tap into and he is incredibly invested in every minute of the work.”

— MARIA BUFALINI

PAUL DEBOY

“Christopher Gurr is amazing.”

— PAUL DEBOY

KIM WUAN

“His passion shines through his coaching.”

— KIM WUAN

ERIN NOEL GRENNAN

“He does it all with such positivity, love, and support for you and for the craft.”

— ERIN NOEL GRENNAN

JULIE POTTER

“I always leave our sessions feeling excited, happy, and confident about the work to be shared.”

— JULIE POTTER

ADAM LENDERMON

“Our sessions instill in me a confidence that I am prepared with my best work.”

— ADAM LENDERMON

SARAH YOUNG

“Christopher is a smart actor’s dream coach.”

— SARAH YOUNG

MATT GIBSON

“I left feeling excited and confident about what I wanted to bring to the audition.”

— MATT GIBSON

ERICA STEINHAGEN

“He’ll guide you to find the acting within the dialect, the intension and impetus for the dialect, the ‘why’ as well as the ‘how’”.

— ERICA STEINHAGEN